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Yeah I get it they're mutts big deal. When I was a kid I had a Lab and german sheppard mix it didn't make any less loving, I think the fact that people have branded them Designer breeds is why you hear so many people bashing the dogs and the owners. I have had my little guy for about six months and he is the perfect little man, he is smart he was house broken very quickley he doesn't chew the place apart he just likes hanging out with dad watching tv and going for jogs.

2007-03-28 08:05:43 · 15 answers · asked by Rocky The Fearless 5 in Pets Dogs

Also I bought Rocky from Critter Haven a private animal rescue shelter and all proceeds go back into the shelter

2007-03-28 09:10:10 · update #1

15 answers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17616672/

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a mixed-breed dog - they can be great pets. My shelter mutt is a great dog-the best $60 I ever spent! She's very pretty - people are always asking what she is. I could even make up a name for her 'breed': How about LaSheplie (lab/gsd/border collie)?

The problem is that the 'breeders' who produce these dogs are acting in a terribly irresponsible manner, producing these mixed-breed dogs for sale, when MILLIONS of perfectly good mixed breed and purebred dogs are being euthanized in shelters. Did you know that 30% of pets surrendered to shelters are purebred? http://www.snapus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Overpopulation_facts

It's utterly selfish and irresponsible for people to intentionally produce these mixed-breed dogs for sale when there are already so many unwanted pets in shelters.

When you bought your puppy, did you buy it from a pet store? Or from a 'breeder' through a newspaper ad? Did the breeder ask you lots of thoughtful questions about caring for the dog, and explain the "breed" traits? Did the breeder offer you a health guarantee? Were the puppies and the mother raised underfoot, inside, with the owner handling and socializing them? Did you verify that yourself, visiting the home where the pups were raised and verifying with your own eyes that the mother & pups were well-cared for? If you didn't, the odds are pretty strong that your pup came from a puppy mill. http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/get_the_facts_on_puppy_mills/index.html
http://stoppuppymills.org/

Certainly, that's not your puppy's fault and I'm sure he's adorable, but certainly as a feeling human being you don't want to support such a terrible thing by buying puppies from a pet shop or puppy mill 'front' from a newspaper ad.

People who are looking for a good dog should consider adopting a shelter dog instead of buying one of those intentionally bred mixes:
Adopting a Shelter Dog
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1405&S=1&SourceID=47

Or, carefully researching breeders and buying only from responsible breeders.

Breeder Selection and How it Affects Your Dog's Behavior:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1764&S=1&SourceID=47

2007-03-28 08:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bess2002 5 · 5 2

I don't believe anyone has a problem with the Puggles themselves. It's the fact that people are selling mixed breed dogs for extravagant amounts of money. I mean, come on...some are being sold for more then the purebred.

Mutts make great dogs. I have two of them. A Colheeler (Collie/Queensland heeler) and a Aussorgi (Australian shepherd/Corgi) if you want to be fancy. I spent about $100 for the both of them at the pound. How much did you pay for your mutt?

People like you are also supporting these breeders who are just out to make a quick buck instead of helping reduce the overpopulation of unwanted dogs. Go take a walk at the county animal control. I dare you! It will make you sick. The pounds are full of these dogs who were once sold as "designer dogs"....Then they end up at the pound with behavior and health problems. Sure this can happen to any dog but why pay $1000.00+ for a risk.

I also realize that many purebreds are a result of crossing multiple breeds but those breeds health and personalities have been studied for hundreds of years. There were many crosses that didn't work that most people have no idea once existed. You are buying a new breed that is unstudied for long term problems. Breeders advertise that the dogs are the best of two breeds but more commonly they are the worst of two breeds. Look at the labradoodle. It has huge skin allergy problems which is expensive to treat and terrible for both owner and dog. They also shed more than a lab or poodle but they are being advertised as some sort of "super dog" to the gullible.

2007-03-28 08:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by danspoolcatering 2 · 4 1

Well, I'm going to go ahead and take all the thumbs-down I'll get for this one.

I am not against puggles (which, by the way, are not pug x poodle, they are pug x beagle). I owned one just recently. Yes, I paid too much for him. Yes, I got him from a puppy store. Yes, he had health problems. He is now happy, healthy, and living with a young family where he has plenty of room to run and play.

I did not go out in search of a puggle. I had never heard of a puggle before I found Sheriff. I only went in search of a puppy, and he seemed to take to me more than the others at the store. So I got him. I have learned my lesson; I will never go to a backyard breeder/puppy store again. Sheriff had health problems from day one, mainly because of a misdiagnosed case of kennel cough. Thankfully, he is fine now. That is because I kept after my vet, and eventually went to a new vet due to my dissatisfaction. Sheriff is fixed, housebroken, and knows basic obedience commands. Why? Because I cared enough to take him to puppy class and train him both there and at home. Sheriff is a wonderful dog; however our two personalities just didn't match up. Why? Because like a lot of people, I was told that "puggles" were bred to bring out the best in the pug and the beagle.

The bottom line is you never know what you're going to get when you mix breeds. My Sheriff looks and acts more like a beagle than a pug. He only has the fawn pug coloring and the curly pug tail. Aside from that, he is a hound all the way. I have a friend with a female puggle who couldn't be less like Sheriff. Zoey is all pug, and it seems she takes only her larger size and slightly longer muzzle from the beagle. The puggle is not even a recognized breed, because there is no way to get it to breed true. You cannot breed one puggle to another and get puggle puppies. You just get second-generation mutts. The only way to get puggles is by breeding a male pug with a female beagle, and as shown above, you can get puppies that are mostly pug, mostly beagle, or any combination in between. I agree that pugs and beagles are two completely different breeds that should not be mixed, due to their completely different breeding purposes. Please people, do not make the same mistake I did and wind up with an overpriced puppy that doesn't meet any of your misplaced expectations.

My next dog will be a Rottweiler, purebred all the way.

2007-03-28 19:18:22 · answer #3 · answered by Karen 2 · 0 0

I dont have anything against puggles. I do however have something against people who spend 1000 dollars on a dog because its a "designer" dog or a full bred dog, when there are hundreds in every city who are perfectly loving and deserve good homes. But people keep breeding and breeding more, and not getting their animals fixed.Its selfish.People bring up that if they get a full breed, then they know what its personality is going to be, well if you go and spend 5 minutes with a pooch at the pound, its just as likely youll make a new best friend out of him.

2007-03-28 08:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by ♥mama♥ 6 · 3 2

Some people are "breed purists", in my opinion. Not a very good quality (again, my opinion)!

From my personal standpoint, I feel it's irresponsible to produce a litter of puppies unless the breeder is attempting to contribute something positive to the Breed Standard (breeding out faults, encouraging positive qualities). So, people who breed Labs & Poodles to produce a "labradoodle", Pugs & Poodles to produce a "puggle' or a Pekingese & Poodle to produce a "peke-a-poo" are completely irresponsible. To me, that's no better than allowing one's unaltered dogs to roam the neighborhood and reproduce at will.

There will always people who refuse to spay/ neuter their pets. As a result, there will always be an abudance mixed breed dogs. A few destined to enrich someone's life, far more existing homeless or being euthanized at a shelter.

In addition, tons of purebred dogs can be found at a shelter, as well. Typically after a particular breed becomes SUPER popular. Anyone recall the recent Chihuahua & Dalmation crazes?

2007-03-28 08:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Marcy 1 · 4 1

This is not a "true answer" question, therefore answers to this question are based on emotions, suppositions, and opinion. Following is my opinion.

Puggles are a hybrid, created by mating a pug and a beagle. The pendulum these days has swung so that, in general, people think there are "enough" dogs and enough dog breeds in this world already, as millions are euthanized in the U.S. every year. Concocting a new breed is outrageous and people who want little designer dogs are thinking only of themselves and not the poor dogs in shelters who are killed because no one wants them.

There are many opinions pro and con, and sometimes people are very emotional about them (their opinions). My feelings are mixed, but in my mind, as long as you are a responsible pet owner in every sense of the phrase, no one should bother you ... but that doesn't mean no one WILL bother you.

2007-03-28 08:20:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mary L 3 · 2 1

Mutts are fabulous!

I don't think I have ever met someone who was against mutts but I am very much against making them if there is a chance of avoiding their birth in the first place.

That is because people abandon them, they end up in shelters and are killed when their time is up. That is what people have against mutts.

Don't make any more, there are enough to adopt out there already.

You misunderstand. Nobody is against your particular brand of mutt, everybody is against the fact that your mutt was born in the first place because someone was either too cheap, too lazy or too ignorant to have his parents spayed and neutered.

Hopefully your mix won't end up in a shelter but I will tell you this, if you are ever unable to care for your dog that is exactly where he will end up because rescues only take in and re adopt out purebreds and sometimes their bonded mates.

Dogs don't wind up in shelters because they are put their by awful evil people who were careless and didn't think things through. They end up there because of people just like you and I, who haven't planned for the worst.

I have planned for the worst and have made arrangements for a home for my dogs, and the money to care for them, should anything happen to me or my husband.

But my guys are purebred and their breeder or rescue would take them both had I not made these plans.

Make sure your dog never ends up in a shelter and you will have done your part to quiet all those you feel are against your mix.

By the way, dogs don't know what they are, they only know they are loved and you have found a wonderful little guy.

2007-03-28 08:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 4 2

I don't have anything against mixed breeds. I do have a problem against people who breed mixes for the big bucks and am against anyone who would purchase from these people. There are plenty of "puggles" available in shelters. There is absolutely NO need to breed them or any "designer dog" on purpose. Designer mixes are a greedy fad that will leave shelters full in a few years.

2007-03-28 08:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by W. 7 · 7 1

Just check out this site to see the amazing number of them that are in rescue> http://search.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi?action=1&pet.Animal=Dog&pet.Breed=pug&pet.Age=&pet.Size=S&pet.Sex=&location=CINCINNATI%2C+OH&preview=1&scope=0&x=8&y=10
The reason being, is that you have no way to know which type of dog you are getting. The pug is a quieter cuddle bug, easy to housetrain, and has no interest in escaping or hunting..He has been bred for centuries as a lap dog or companion dog.
The beagle is much more rowdy and an avid hunter. He is the master of escape, and is well known for the barking problem.
He has been bred for many years as the hunting companion, and is suited very well for that.
When you breed two such different breeds, you don't usually get the happy medium, but are more likely to have personalities of one parent or the other..
To get one that is just as you want, is the exception rather than the rule..So, alas, so many of them end up at the pound, through no fault of their own..
Other mixed breeds are not so controversial, as breeding the poodle/lab cross is breeding 2 birding/retrieving dogs.(yes, poodles were a bird hunting dog) .or breeding two toy breeds will produce a small companion dog, with parents of similar characteristics.
But, to breed two totally different *types* of dog is irresponsible at best, as the buyer needs a totally different lifestyle for each of those breeds..The pug is a good choice for a less active person and well suited for apartment living. The typical beagle is not a good choice for apartment living or a sedentary lifestyle.
I have never met or seen the breeder of the designer dogs that have had their 'breeding stock' tested for genetic defects, which are inherent in each breed, and DO pass to the offspring. .

I am not a breed 'purist'..I wouldn't take a million dollars for my little mutt. She rules the house full of large purebreds.

2007-03-28 08:25:48 · answer #9 · answered by Chetco 7 · 7 1

The problem is that there are millions of mixed breed dogs being euthanized in shelters every year in this country. Millions. Yes, you read correctly, not a typo, millions. Designer dogs are simply mixed breed dogs, no better or worse than mixed breeds, but people are making a lot of money breeding them. There are wait lists for designer dogs and people pay over a thousand dollars in some cases.

In addition, these breeders are not breeding to an accepted standard to improve a breed. They don't generally understand genetics and they don't do health testing for inherited problems like hip dysplasia. Most designer dog breeders are only breeding to make money. Designer dogs are from a) puppy mills or b) backyard breeders.

I am glad you love your dog. Enjoy her. But I cannot in good conscience encourage people to buy designer breeds and encourage this industry. Nor, will I buy one for myself.

2007-03-28 08:10:37 · answer #10 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 5 1

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